I'm adicted to self tattooing

ave become adicted to self tattooing. Everyone that i tell that i
did my own tats cringe at the thought and ask me(doesn't that hurt like
hell. Really it doesn't hrt that bad. Of course i have tender spots, but
hell even them don't hurt that bad. I dont know maybe i'm just adicted
to the pain. But hey it's worth it.

I got my first tat when i was about 16. I kind of regret the tat
that i got, but i don't regret getting a tat. That tat has centamental
value to me now. Me and three of my good friends that i grew up with
were there when i got it done. Two of us got tats. One of my friends
that was there i dead now and i miss him greatly. but every time i look
at my first tat i think of him. So i guess i don't regret it at all.

I was 21 before i ever got another tat. And when i did, i did it
myself. I was sitting in our lcal county jail in Unicoi TN. One da i got
really really bored. a couple of us got to talking about our first tats.
Then one of the guys said he knew how to make indian ink. So i got him
to make some for us. We had cable tv in jail so i cut a peice of the
cable off with a busted disposable razer. I took the solid peice of
copper wire out of the middle of it and sharppened it onthe concrette
floor. then i took a tooth brush and cut the brush off of it and melted
the copper wire into it. Then i took some thread off of a sheet and
wrapped it around the needle to set the depth. I was pretty scared
because i knew the needle wasn't that sharp. But i got up the balls to
do it so i sat and drew a few things. most of what i drew looked like
shit but finally i drew a half way decent rose. theni used deoderant to
transfer it to my arm. About now i was pretty nervous. But ijust tried
not to think about it and dipped the needle in the ink and made my first
few pokes. Let me tell you, that hurt like hell, but you know the saying
no pain no gain. I just tried to look over the pain and just went poke
after pole until it was done.When i finally got done it looked like shit
i thought. But considring that i can't draw and i had never dne a tatoo
before it looked pretty good.

About three weeks after i got out of jail, i meet the love of my
life. We now have a daughter tgether. I got bored one knight sitting
around sipping on an ice cold BUD ICE and tried to make a tattoo gun.
and to my surprise i did a pretty damn good job. Then i tried to make
the ink. That was where i ran into trouble. I made the ink but i didn't
make it right. I had Wendy write my daughter's name on my chest and i
tattooed it. But as it heeled just about every bit of ink came right out
of it.

I talked to someone that i knew that did tats and asked him where he
got his ink. He told me to go to the art supply store and buy Higgens
ink. So i went ad got some and the next night after talking to him i
tried it again. this time it stayed in and didn't look that boad at
that. But i couldn't just stop there. that was my third tat on my body.

Then i sat and drew a heart with a banner through it and wrote wendy's
name in it. It looks pretty good. It seemed like each tat i did i got
better and better. and other people could see the improvement also. then
i drew three hearts together with one banner wrapping and going through
all three hearts . One heart on top and two underneath it. That tat
looks really good.

Then i got even braver and got a stencil out of a skinand ink
magazine. It looks like a cross between a joker a nd a sun. I put it on
my left calf"on the side"it looks pretty good to. Buy now my work is
looking pretty good. I have started to learn a little about the needle
depth and healing.

I was so confident that i found a picture of goofy in a Disney book
that looked like he was stoned. I put it just above my left knee. I did
an incredible job on it. Now i have people everywhere i go asking me to
fix there tats or put new ones on them. But i wouldn't until i had more
practice.

Wendy"my fience' saw how good my work was getting and decide she
wanted another tat. she found a Miney mouse in the book where i got
Goofy. I put it on her right ankle and it looks emaculant. I did an
incredable job on it. then i took the picture of her Miney and made her
into Mickey and put it on my right ankle. Now we have a pair of good
looking matching tats.

My most recent tat is an eagle head with trible art behind it sort of
at the bottom. I put it above my right knee. It is my best work yet. I
am pretty good with my gun now but i still have alot to learn before i
open my own studio. I guess that is why I am practicing so much on my
self and my friends. I hope you have enjoyed my tattoo experience as
muchas i enjoy telling it. And if someone tells ypu ypu will regret
getting a tat. Thtat is if you haven't already got one. don't listen to
them. Just take a little advice, get it for memories not just the art
work.

signing off
Magic Man

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